Umi-Matara Book Foundation

Umi-Matara Book Foundation is an idea proposed by Dr. Leslei Jayasekara  during his doctoral study stay in Japan. With the cordial contributions from the  residents of the Umi city in Japan, the first donations for this foundation had been set-up.

Mr. Iguchi from Umi city Japan led the Japanese sympathsiers and Dr. Jayasekara himself sholudered all the initial responsibilities in selecting suitable schools that were in real need of support, purchasing and the most difficult taks of packaging and delivary of items to the selected schools with  the fullest support from the  Sri Lankan members of the foundation. 

Locations of schools those received book donations since 1998 under the Umi-Matara Project.

Locations of schools those received book donations up-to-2004
Details of the schools:
Year
 Project No
 School Details
 No. of Books donated
 Type of Library equipment donated
 Total Value
(LKR)
1998
 UM/98/01/A
 MR/Ketiyape Maha Vidlayaya, Deiyandara, Matara
(Southern Province)
 372
 Steel library cupboard
 25781.00
1998
 UM/98/01/B
 MR/Atapaththukanda Vidyalaya, Deiyandara, Matara
 373
 Steel library cupboard
 26266.0
1999
 UM/99/01/A
 ANU/Mannakkattiya Vidyalaya, Megodawewa, Anuradhapura
 618
 -
 35464.00
1999
 UM/99/01/B
 R/Pannila Vidyalaya, Mapannaila, Rakwana
 618
 -
 35429.00
2000
 UM/2000/01/A
 KT/Bothalegama Vidyalaya, Bulathsinhala, Kaluthara.
 552
 -
 41031.80
2000
 UM/2000/01/B B/Sri Sumana VIdylaya, Dambagolla, Mapakadawewa, Mahiyanganaya.
 614 -
 35504.0
2001
 UM/2001/01/A
 SP/H/Mahawela kanishta vidyalaya, angunakolapelessa.
 387
 -
 19916.75
2001
 UM/2001/01/B
 SP/H/Beraagama Vidyalaya, Beragama, AMbalanthota.
 474
 -
 24995.00
2002
 UM/13/2002/01/Ku
 va/ma/halmillagolla kanishta vidyalaya, halmillagolla, diddeniya.
 655
 -
 43642.00
2002
 UM/11/2002/02/Ku va/ma/giri/gampola kanishta vidyalaya, pahala giribava, galgamuva.
 655
 -
 43642.00
2002
 UM/12/2002/03/Po PO/Thalakolawewa kanishta vidyalaya, mahathalakolawewa, medirigiriya.
 572
 -
 34094.00
2002
 UM/13/2002/04/Po PO/pahala ambagaswewa viduhala, yaya 9, maha ambagaswewa, medirigiriya.
 655
 Picture boards (57)
 43642.00
2003
 UM/14/2003/01/Mo
 MO/SI/muthukandiya piyawara 1 kanista vidyalaya, siyambalanduwa, monaragala.
 517
 -
 33550.50
2003
 UM/15/2003/01/Mo MO/SI/gale~ a~ra~va kanishta vidyalaya, siyambalanduva, monara~gala.
 485
 -
 31297.50
2003
 UM/16/2003/01/Mo MO/SI/kandhaudqpaNGguwa maha~ vidhya~laya, siyambala~nduva, monara~gala.
 647
 -
 468889.85


Office bearings of the Umi-Matara Book Foundation:

Year Patron President Secretary/
Joint Secretaries
 Treasurer
2005
 Dr. L.A.L.W. Jayasekara Mr. M.P.A. Wijayasiri Dr. M.K. Abeyratne/
Mr. M.P.A. Wijayasiri
 Mr. Nimal Hettiarachchi
2004
 Dr. L.A.L.W. Jayasekara Mr. M.P.A. Wijayasiri Dr. M.K. Abeyratne Mr. Nimal Hettiarachchi
2003
 Dr. L.A.L.W. Jayasekara Mr. M.P.A. Wijayasiri Dr. M.K. Abeyratne Mr. Nimal Hettiarachchi
2002
 Dr. Janak R. Wedagedera
 Dr. L.A.L.W. Jayasekara Dr. M.K. Abeyratne Mr. Nimal Hettiarachchi
2001
 Dr. Janak R. Wedagedera Dr. L.A.L.W. Jayasekara Dr. M.K. Abeyratne Mr. Nimal Hettiarachchi
2000
 -
 Dr. L.A.L.W. Jayasekara Dr. M.K. Abeyratne Mr. Nimal Hettiarachchi
1999
 -
 Dr. L.A.L.W. Jayasekara Dr. M.K. Abeyratne Mr. Nimal Hettiarachchi
1998
 -
 Dr. L.A.L.W. Jayasekara Mr. W.A.R. De Mel Mr. Nimal Hettiarachchi